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Anaem Omot

Menominee sacred archaeological landscape on the Menominee River

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Anaem Omot ("Dog's Belly") is a five-square-mile area located on both sides of the Menominee River, along the Michigan and Wisconsin border. The land is sacred to the Menominee people.

Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
Contemporary Period
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Village occupation

17th–19th centuries

Back Forty Mine proposed

2015

Back Forty Mine purchase

2021

Classification

Archaeological Features

Unique architectural and cultural elements found at this historical site

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Water Management Features

Dams
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Burial and Funerary Structures

Burial Mounds
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Religious and Ritual Structures

Ceremonial Platforms
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Agricultural and Land Use Features

Field SystemsTerraces
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Domestic and Habitation Structures

Villages
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Environmental and Natural Features

Artificial Mounds
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Country

United States

Coordinates

45.47° N, -87.82° E